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Opulentes Programm mit großer Wirkung - Münchner Philharmoniker in Essen

By Christine Arnold, 08 October 2015
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Reviewed at Philharmonie: Alfried Krupp Saal, Essen on 5 October 2015
Programme
Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
Bruckner, Symphony no. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic", WAB 104
Performers
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Janine Jansen, Violin
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
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Christine Arnold
Christine Arnold
Christine studied musicology and dance science in Salzburg and Newcastle. After her Bachelor degree she is now proceeding her studies in musicology and the piano as minor subject at the Folkwang Universität in Essen.